Analysis of The Devil will be slain

Ronald Bunch 1982 (Grand Rapids)



Over and over it escapes me.
These rays of evil I see.

The darkness points to me and blooms.
The devils see me in the rooms.

The evil tempts me little.
The devils have lost the battle.

God will give us grace to pummel sin.
God will help us repent and win.

For we have winners at heart.
Though we are dust we rise off the chart.

God has given us lightning to real.
God has given us eternal life to feel.

The devil no longer stands in my way
And to Lucifer God will slay.


Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF GG
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 100101011 1111011 01011101 01011001 0101110 01011010 111111101 11110101 1111011 111111101 111011011 11101010111 0101101011 01100111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 475
Words 114
Sentences 13
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 52
Words per stanza (avg) 14

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Submitted by RonaldBunch on August 30, 2023

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Ronald Bunch

Ronald Bunch is a dedicated and passionate writer with a deep love for the art of poetry, science fiction, and fantasy. He’s committed to his Catholic faith and his work. Ronald's interests span a wide range, including writing, reading, social media, weight lifting, and riding an exercise bike. He’s on a journey to become a published author. He's writing a new book, he will seek an agent and traditional publication for it. He did volunteer work at Kids Food Basket, and Habitat for Humanity. He loves pizza and cats. His upbringing in Catholic schools and his birthplace in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, in 1982, have also shaped who he is today. more…

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